Infertility (Male)

Infertility is the inability for a couple to achieve conception after a year of unprotected intercourse. The timetable changes to 6 months if the woman is over the age of 35. Infertility is also defined as the failure to carry a pregnancy to term. At least 15% of North-American couples will experience some degree of infertility with all of its accompanying feelings and frustrations. Until recently, infertility was thought to be primarily a female issue, but modern science has pinpointed many problems that can interfere with a man’s ability to impregnate a woman. Some of the more common problems affecting men are:

- azoospermia - no sperm in the ejaculate
- oligospermia - low concentrations of sperm in the ejaculate
- asthenospermia - sperm are present but can't swim normally
- teratospermia - high proportion of abnormally shaped sperm
- retrograde ejaculation - the tube through which sperm normally travel is blocked and sperm may end up in the bladder.

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Possible Causes of Infertility (Male)
There are hundreds of medical problems that can cause infertility in men. Those may include urinary tract infection, spinal cord injury, hormone disturbance, mumps, sexually transmitted diseases, anatomical abnormalities of the genitals, use of some drugs, excessive alcohol use, smoking, overheating of the testicles caused by tight clothing, intercourse problems (such as premature withdrawal) and poor timing with their partner's menstrual cycle.

Some men are more prone than others to infertility problems. Some factors that may contribute to infertility are diabetes, poor nutrition, smoking (lowers sperm count and reduces erections, frequent hot baths and being very overweight or underweight.

Possible Symptoms of Infertility (Male)
Inability to conceive within one year of unprotected intercourse points to infertility problems. In 40% of these couples, low sperm count, decreased motility and abnormally shaped sperm are to blame.

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